At twelve years of age, Matthew's family emigrated from the historic Tudor village of Coggeshall, England, to the shiny new ‘burbs of Melbourne, Australia. After studying horticulture and managing his own landscape design business for nine years, an odd notion saw him partake in some private acting tutorials with retired drama teacher Shirley V Heriot.

With his latent creative juices agitated, he sold his business and traveled back to Europe. A successful audition at the Gaiety School of Acting led him to a permanent move to Dublin and subsequent graduation from the two year full-time course.

For a decade Matthew worked as an actor in theatre and TV, until a nagging desire to direct and create new work inspired the formation of Speckintime in 2013. His directorial debut was The Art of Wedlock, a collection of five one-act plays. Although Matthew still enjoys performing, he devotes most of his time to directing, writing and producing.